Derrick hook



V 7 To all whom it may concern.

v Patented Oct l923t V j UN TED M JAMEs Ihrossor nos'hivennas, :CALIEVORNIAQY j DERRICK HooKQ Application filedAugust 119,-;1922. Seria1 'N o. 8 3,0O6. v

Be'it known that I, JAMES State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Derrlck Hooks, of which the followingis aspecification, referencebeing had-to the accompanying drawings.

"This invention relates to derrick hook and one of the objects of the invention is toprovide a hook of this character 'which is to avoid liability of breakage; I A further object is'to providea hook of this character in-which' thehook is made in two sections, the lower section or bill of resiliently supported upo'n its hangers; so as the hook being pivotally mounted uponthe v 25,'in'turn supporting an upper racemem uppersection-or body of the hook so asto' swing toward or from a closed position,

there being-a latch whereby the hook is held" in its closed position, thus preventing a001- is freely swiveled relative to the hangers,

the hook being provided with apivotedbill swinging in a horizontal plane to or from a closed position, and'provide anti ifrictiona'l supports for the. bill so that-f'it may jbe readily swung, and provide a latchopened .upon the opening of the'bill of the hook,

but automatically closing whenthe bill is swung into a position of registration with the body of the hook so as to hold the bill closed against accidental detachment;

My invention is illustrated panyingdrawings, wherein 7 Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section of my improved derrick; hook; o j V Figure 2 is an elevat'on of the lower portion of the hook and showing the hook opened in the accom- Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-13 off Figure 1, but showingsthelatch gate opened; Referring to these drawings, 10 designates the body 'ofthe' hook, this vbody being approximately T-shaped" so as to provide a" head 11 and a shank 12. The'head -11 at its lower end is formed with a semi-circular recess 13 and one armbf the -T-shaped headis provided with a vertical opening the course 2 per faceof thehead; The opposite arm is formed with a semi-cylindrical"recessglfig 1 'Theshank 12 is screw-threaded at its upper "end and passesthrough a plate or cross bar 1 l7 which has trunnions 18 supported. in f f hangers or bails 19, thesehangers being con- :nected in any suitable manner to the'cable Resting upon the member 1 7'I is a lower" a race 20 supporting the anti-frictionfcones 21 1 7 [upon which-rests an upper race 22." Surrounding the/shank 121s a relatively heavy i I coiled"; compressionKspring 23 whose'ilower' v I end is locked or keyedto-the upper fa'ce 22; 2' 'At its upper end thegcoiled compression spring islocked or keyed toa lower race I member 24 supporting anti-friction :COIIQS,

orchain of the dei-riclr(not shown). I

i FF PCFE -14 havinga'countersunk recess ,15 in the up 1 L; Foss, a citizen. of the United States, residing atLos Angeles,"in, the county of-Los Angeles and.

with the'screw-threads at the upper end of the shank 12 Thiscap is pinned'tofthef' shank-12 bymeans of apin 28 passing transversely throughtheshank andth'rough' the cap. It willnbe seenthat any weight on the-hook is supported by thefspring' 23f v V and thatrthe hook'isxswiveledin the place,

17 and issupported by anti-friction beariings 21 and 25 so as to have free rotation around the axis of the shank 12. r V

hook. Thisat one end 'has a pintle 30 i Coacting with the head 11 'isrthe semi circular lower, portion or" bill 29Tof the a which passes through the opening'rl land at;

its upper end is screw-threaded for engage ment'with a cap nut'31 which is pi'nnedto theupp'er end of the pintle, this cap'nut carrying an upper; raceway 32 resting upon;

cones or other antifriction bearings 33, in

turn resting upon a lower raceway 34, which in turn is supported by a relatively short coiled compression 1 spring 35 disposed; in the countersunk recess 15. T An oil recess 36 is formed b'etween'the lower face of the head 11'iminediately surroundingthe bore' 14 and the 7 upper end 'face oi tlIG QhOOk 29.

The opposite end o ffthe shook 29 is formed with an upwardly projecting I studT37 'relaf tively small in diameter'andhaving a head ice; 7

38.;Q At one side of the halfbore 16f formedjfe in onearm of the -T-shapedhead ll there is pivoted a gate lO'having a semi-circular recess in its inner face,- this gate being 7 formed with a projectionor lug 41 adjacent the point ofpivotal engagement which is accommodated by a recess '89 in the head '11, as shown in igure 3. The free'edge 1 Of the gate is formed with a pair oi lugs 42. When the hook swings from the position shown in Figure 2 to the'position shown "in Figure 1, thestud 37 strikes the lug ftl and swings th closed position. V V V I v Mounted on the end face of the head 11 on theropposite side of the-recess 16 from thehinged connection of the gatethere is a latch comprising .a. member- 43 having vertical trunnions mounted in lugs 44, this member having' a latching heat demand;- al spring d6 holds this member 5 .3 in latching position. When the gate closes, this latching member [4:3 engages with the lugs, 42am holds the gate ciosed and the hook in its closed and iocked position. 1 f

Qhook 29 when opened may be readily closed by simplyplacing, a-strain: uponthehook which will rotateit upon; the axis of the pine t1e130 from its open to its closed position. The hook is then automatically locked and held locked until itis desired to unlock it i'and take'oflthe member supported by the hook; With this construction there isyno danger ofthe article which is supported by thel hook becominggdisengagecl from the hook" andany accidents happening from 1 a this causa nor is there any necessityof man- I i ally ciosing the, gate 40 nor latching this. gate; Theqspring 35 ,causes the vhook to, close readily andopenjreadily. -Thede rice .40 is simple and: thoroughlyeif ectiye for the purpose intended.

I claim:

LA derrick hook otfthejcharacter d escribedeoniprisinga hanger including an apertured plate} a .hook body haying ,a

sha nkyswiveled to said plate means permitting ajrotation of'the shank rela-tiye to the hangerythe body having an approximate 'T-shaped head, a-hook pivoted upon onefarmfof'the. head and shiftable at right angles'ito itheaxisof the shank into orout of a osition or" ali nment with the head. and .9 i a b meansautomatically locking the hook; when" in a position of al gnment with the head. p

' 2. In a derman hook, a hangeryna body .having ,a shank swiveled in the hang'er for" rotation a plane at right angles. tothe shank, a compression spr ng surrounding the shank and 'operatively-supporting it from' the body, hook having a shank rotatably mounted in the bod -.-the hook bein a i s e gate upon its hinge to a;

:perendo v races, ttfliilrl'llCClOIlZtl, elements mounted beosciliatabie from an open position to a closed position, and means automatically locking the hook'in its closed position when the hook is swung into alignment with the body."

including an apertured plate, a hook body having: a shank extending upward through the aperture oi said plate, a compression spring surrounding the shank and Operative- 1y supporting ltjflfOlll the body, means perniittin a rotationofthe shankrelative. to.

Vb v a i derrick hook comprising a hanger 1 the hanger, the body vhaying an approxiinately T-,shaped head, a hook -piroted upon one arm of the head. and shiftable into or out 01 'POSZUOD- oifahgnment, with the,

head, and means automatically clocking the hook'when in a iosition of ali' nment with 4. A derrick hook of the charactcrfilescribed comprising a hanger including an,

p d througlrthe aperture of the, alate antntrrct'ron means mounted noon friction elements disposed hetweenthe races, anti-friion devices mounted the shank and including opposed o apertured plate, a body havinga shank esp-y, tending to,

the plate and:includingopposcd races, antiupon the. up i tween othe races, afcoiledcompression spring surrounding the Y shank and disposed be-.

tweenthe upper and lower adjacent races and operatively engaged therewith, a hook having a pintle rotatabiy .mounted in one arm of the T-sh'aped' head,,the other end of the hook. having a headed stud, the armof the head remote ironrthe pintlefhaving recess toreceive said stud, va. hinged gate adapted to, close said recess the stud and gate be ng formed to cause. the clos ng' of the gateandthe stud to enter' said recess,

andimean's onjthe T-shaped head for locking the /gate in closed position 5. The .derrickhookf, a TL-shaped body havingfan aperture in one arm, the other arm having, a. vertical recess uponqits face and a'pivotall'y mounted gate adapted to close said recess, a hook having a 'pintle, at one endextending upwardly, through the first named arm, a compression spring resting upon the armand surrounding the -pint1e,-a head on ,the pintle, anti-friction member'sincluding opposed races and intermediate anti-friction bearings disposed be tween :said ,head andtheupper faceof the arm and resting upon said compression spring, and means onthe opposite arm for latching said gateiin closed position. I In testimony whereof 'l hereunto afiix my I j "gial /nts' Foss]. J

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